Vital records.

The document was reformatted from an official chaptered bill layout (with page numbers, chapter references, and 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL' header) to a web-based bill viewer interface with navigation elements, version history, and metadata. No legislative content was added, removed, or altered.

Header changed from enrolled bill format (with passage dates and clerk signatures) to authenticated chaptered law format with 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL,' chapter number 662, and governor approval date of October 12, 2025.

Page numbering changed from 'AB 64' references to 'Ch. 662' references, with page numbers shifted by one (94 to 93).

Text reflowed with different line breaks and indentation throughout the digest and statutory sections, but no words were added or removed from the operative provisions.

Section 2(a)(1) changed the correction process from submitting a 'written request' to making an 'affidavit under oath in accordance with Section 103225,' adding a sworn statement requirement and a specific statutory reference.

Section 2(a)(2) changed the State Registrar's action from issuing 'a corrected certificate' to issuing 'an amendment to any certificate,' shifting from replacing the document to annotating it.

Section 2(a)(4) was deleted entirely. It previously stated that 'Original birth and marriage certificates will be replaced with records that do not indicate that they were amended.' Its removal means original documents are no longer replaced and the amendment remains visible on the record.

Section 2(b)(3) removed the requirement for county clerks to 'issue a new confidential marriage license and certificate.' Now the clerk only files the amendment and notes the fact of the amendment with its date on the original confidential marriage license and certificate.

Section 1(a) simplified the scope language by removing the specific reference to 'decedent name field on a death certificate' and consolidating the list of covered documents into a single phrase: 'certificate of live birth, fetal death, death, marriage license and certificate, or confidential marriage license and certificate.'

New Section 102134(d) allows the State Registrar to remove diacritical marks from birth, fetal death, death, and marriage data before furnishing vital statistics to any federal, state, or local government agency. This means other agencies may receive records without diacritical marks even if the original certificate includes them.

Section 102134(c) now explicitly states that the State Registrar may develop a list of acceptable diacritical marks through all-county letters or similar instructions without taking further regulatory actions, notwithstanding the Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking requirements. This streamlines implementation.

Section 102134(b) now states that both the absence AND presence of a diacritical mark does not render a document invalid, explicitly protecting documents that do include diacritical marks from being challenged.

Section 103227(a)(1) now requires a sworn affidavit (under oath per Section 103225) supported by one other person's affidavit, filed with the State Registrar, rather than a simple written request. A start date of July 1, 2026 was added for this correction process.

Section 103227(b)(1) expands the confidential marriage correction provision to cover name fields of either party married or their parents, not just the parties themselves.

Section 103227(a)(3) expands which certificate amendments are filed as part of the record: now includes birth and marriage certificates in addition to death and fetal death certificates.

The additional fee for certified copies of vital records is confirmed at $5 (up from the previous $3), with the markup cleaned up in this version.

The requirement for the State Registrar to mandate diacritical marks on vital records now begins no earlier than two years after the Legislature appropriates funds, rather than taking effect immediately upon appropriation.

A new section amends Health and Safety Code Section 103625 to increase the additional fee for certified copies of fetal death, death, birth, marriage, and marriage dissolution records from $3 to $5. Two versions of the amended section are included: one effective immediately with a sunset date of January 1, 2027, and another becoming operative on January 1, 2027, creating a phased transition.

County clerks are now authorized to charge a fee for processing diacritical mark amendments to confidential marriage licenses and certificates, capped at the amount of any other amended confidential marriage license fee and not exceeding the reasonable cost of providing the amended documents.

A new subdivision authorizes the State Registrar to develop a list of acceptable diacritical marks for use on vital records documents, giving the agency discretion over which marks are recognized.

The process for amending confidential marriage certificates to add diacritical marks was expanded: county clerks must now replace the original certificate with unmarked records, issue a new confidential marriage license and certificate, and file the amended documents while noting the amendment on the original.

Section 102134(a) was clarified to specify that the diacritical mark requirement applies to the decedent name field on death certificates and any name of the parties to be married on marriage licenses and certificates, making the covered fields more explicit.

Section 1(a) now limits the diacritical mark requirement to 'within the name of a parent or registrant' on live birth and fetal death certificates, and 'within a name' on death, marriage license/certificate, and confidential marriage documents. The original applied more broadly to any English letter on those documents.

New Section 2(a)(3) provides that amendments adding diacritical marks to death or fetal death certificates will be filed with and become part of the record, meaning the correction is visible on the document.

New Section 2(a)(4) provides that original birth and marriage certificates will be replaced with records that do not indicate they were amended, so the correction is invisible to anyone viewing the document.

Section 2(b)(2) for confidential marriage certificates now adds language requiring the county clerk to replace the original confidential marriage certificate with records that do not indicate they were amended, extending the replacement approach to confidential marriages.

References to 'a new certificate' throughout Section 2(a) changed to 'a new corrected certificate' for clarity.